حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يُوسُفَ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا النَّضْرُ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْعَوَّامِ عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ بْنُ رَبِيعٍ الْبَاهِلِيُّ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الزُّبَيْرِ مُحَمَّدٌ ، عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ، قَالَ : كُنَّا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَأَتَى عَلَى قَبْرَيْنِ يُعَذَّبُ صَاحِبَاهُمَا ، فَقَالَ : ”إِنَّهُمَا لا يُعَذَّبَانِ فِي كَبِيرٍ ، وَبَلَى ، أَمَّا أَحَدُهُمَا فَكَانَ يَغْتَابُ النَّاسَ ، وَأَمَّا الآخَرُ فَكَانَ لا يَتَأَذَّى مِنَ الْبَوْلِ“، فَدَعَا بِجَرِيدَةٍ رَطْبَةٍ ، أَوْ بِجَرِيدَتَيْنِ ، فَكَسَرَهُمَا ، ثُمَّ أَمَرَ بِكُلِّ كِسْرَةٍ فَغُرِسَتْ عَلَى قَبْرٍ ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : ”أَمَا إِنَّهُ سَيُهَوَّنُ مِنْ عَذَابِهِمَا مَا كَانَتَا رَطْبَتَيْنِ ، أَوْ : لَمْ تَيْبَسَا.“
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with them both) that we were with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). He (peace be upon him) came to two graves, the inhabitants of which were being punished. He (peace be upon him) said: "They are not being punished for a major sin. Yes, it is indeed a major sin (but they did not consider it major). One of them used to backbite people, and the other did not protect himself from urine." Then he (peace be upon him) asked for one or two fresh twigs, broke them, and ordered that each piece be planted on a grave. Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "Soon their punishment will be lightened as long as they remain fresh or do not dry out."